Engines of Discovery
Subtitle: A Century of Particle Accelerators
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company; World Scientific
Published: July 4, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9789812700704
Subjects: Atomic & molecular physics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Applied Sciences; History; Nuclear Physics; Scientific Instruments; Science / Physics; Physics; Design and construction; Particle accelerators
Description: Chronicling the development of particle accelerators from the invention of electrostatic accelerators, linear accelerators, and the cyclotron to the colliders of today, this book identifies the crucial discoveries that have driven the field of applied physics and engineering.